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INDUSTRY & OCCUPATION

Not only has the makeup of the American workforce evolved over the past fifty years as more and more women have sought jobs outside the home, but work itself has changed as the service sector has grown and employment in manufacturing has declined.

Occupation by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,325 52.64% 1,192 47.36%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 454 18.04% 398 15.81%
Management, business, & financial operations: 332 13.19% 127 5.05%
Management, except farm managers 96 3.81% 65 2.58%
Farmers & farm managers 222 8.82% 36 1.43%
Business & financial operations: 14 0.56% 26 1.03%
Business operations specialists 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Financial specialists 14 0.56% 26 1.03%
Professional & related occupations: 122 4.85% 271 10.77%
Computer & mathematical 5 0.20% 2 0.08%
Architecture & engineering: 6 0.24% 2 0.08%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 2 0.08% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 4 0.16% 2 0.08%
Life, physical, & social science 4 0.16% 2 0.08%
Community & social services 32 1.27% 15 0.60%
Legal 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Education, training, & library 36 1.43% 108 4.29%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 15 0.60% 20 0.79%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 24 0.95% 122 4.85%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 19 0.75% 45 1.79%
Health technologists & technicians 5 0.20% 77 3.06%
Service occupations: 113 4.49% 330 13.11%
Healthcare support 15 0.60% 112 4.45%
Protective services: 19 0.75% 22 0.87%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 17 0.68% 16 0.64%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 2 0.08% 6 0.24%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 20 0.79% 81 3.22%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 46 1.83% 29 1.15%
Personal care & service 13 0.52% 86 3.42%
Sales & office occupations: 168 6.67% 355 14.10%
Sales & related occupations 103 4.09% 124 4.93%
Office & administrative support 65 2.58% 231 9.18%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 38 1.51% 14 0.56%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 275 10.93% 9 0.36%
Construction & extraction: 138 5.48% 7 0.28%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 9 0.36% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 120 4.77% 7 0.28%
Extraction 9 0.36% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 137 5.44% 2 0.08%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 277 11.01% 86 3.42%
Production 105 4.17% 63 2.50%
Transportation & material moving: 172 6.83% 23 0.91%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 4 0.16% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 116 4.61% 10 0.40%
Rail, water & other transportation 3 0.12% 2 0.08%
Material moving 49 1.95% 11 0.44%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,325 52.64% 1,192 47.36%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 290 11.52% 48 1.91%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 278 11.04% 48 1.91%
Mining 12 0.48% 0 0.00%
Construction 167 6.63% 9 0.36%
Manufacturing 97 3.85% 56 2.22%
Wholesale trade 126 5.01% 28 1.11%
Retail trade 123 4.89% 119 4.73%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 122 4.85% 33 1.31%
Transportation & warehousing 98 3.89% 33 1.31%
Utilities 24 0.95% 0 0.00%
Information 15 0.60% 33 1.31%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 36 1.43% 73 2.90%
Finance & insurance 22 0.87% 55 2.19%
Real estate & rental & leasing 14 0.56% 18 0.72%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 21 0.83% 55 2.19%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 11 0.44% 20 0.79%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 2 0.08%
Administrative & support & waste management services 10 0.40% 33 1.31%
Educational, health & social services: 144 5.72% 538 21.37%
Educational services 71 2.82% 153 6.08%
Health care & social assistance 73 2.90% 385 15.30%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 37 1.47% 90 3.58%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 7 0.28% 10 0.40%
Accommodation & food services 30 1.19% 80 3.18%
Other services (except public administration) 95 3.77% 45 1.79%
Public administration 52 2.07% 65 2.58%

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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